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Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998
Mr. Beith: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to review those terms of the Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998 which were not incorporated into the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989, with special reference to the provisions relating to conspiracies other than terrorist conspiracies; and if he will make a statement. [67930]
Mr. Boateng: Section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998 requires the Secretary of State to lay before the House at least once in every 12 months a report on the working of the Act. The provisions relating to conspiracy in sections 5-7 of the 1998 Act will be reviewed separately from the other provisions. The appointment of an independent reviewer of these provisions is currently under consideration and an announcement on the appointment will be made in due course.
Prisons
Mr. Vaz:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the prisons he has jurisdiction for,
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setting out (a) the number of places the prisons were originally built for, (b) the number of inmates currently in each prison and (c) the percentage overcrowding. [67952]
Mr. George Howarth:
The table lists the certified normal accommodation, population and percentage overcrowding at each prison establishment for which the Home Secretary has jurisdiction on 18 December 1998.
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Police Officers (Early Retirement)
Mr. Greenway: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many police officers have had their application for early retirement on health grounds refused during the past 12 months for each police authority in England and Wales; [67785]
- (2) how many police officers have applied for early retirement on health grounds whose applications have not yet been determined for each police authority in England and Wales. [67786]
Mr. Boateng:
The information is not held centrally.
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Mr. Greenway:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers currently on sick leave have had their pay (a) reduced by 50 per cent. and (b) stopped altogether for each police authority in England and Wales. [67787]
Mr. Boateng:
The information requested is not collected centrally, and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Mr. Greenway:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what percentage of police officers in post have more than 25 years' service for each police authority in England and Wales. [67789]
Mr. Boateng:
The information requested is not collected centrally, and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Mr. Greenway:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the annual cost of the proposed new police authority for Greater London. [67791]
Kate Hoey:
The Government have made no estimate of the annual cost of the proposed new police authority for London. In line with the position outside London, the costs of the Metropolitan Police Authority will be borne out of the budget it receives for the policing of the Metropolitan Police District.
Mr. Greenway:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table showing (a) the number and (b) the percentage of officers in post aged 50 years and over for each police authority in England and Wales. [67788]
Mr. Boateng:
The information requested is not collected centrally, and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Mr. Greenway:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table showing the percentage of revenue budget apportioned to the payment of police pensions for each police authority in England and Wales. [67790]
Mr. Boateng:
Estimates of police pension costs for 1998-99 are set out in the table.
Note:
Taken from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Police Statistics Estimates.
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